Clip foe pens ob pencils



W. F. CUSHIVIAN.

CLIP FOR PENS 0R PENCILS.

APPLICATION FILED IIILY 24. I917.

1,321,893. I Patentfi Nov. 18, 1919.

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I nvenfor. William F. Cushman flHys.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLIP FOR PENS OR PENCILS.

Application filed July 24, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \ViLLuM F. C-Usu- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Boston, county of Sulfolk, State of Massachusetts,have invented an Impr0vement in Clips for Pens or Pencils, of which thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is aspecification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to a clip for hold ing pens, pencils and similararticles in the pocket of a garment, and particularly to a clip of thatwell-known type which embodies a split band adapted to encircle the penor pencil, and a retaining finger extending from the band and adapted tooverlie the outside of the pocket in which the pen or pencil'is placedthereby to frictionally retain the pen or pencil in the pocket.

The object of my invention is to provide a clip of this type whichisprovided at the end of its retaining finger with a novel bearingportion which is constructed to present a rounded bearing surface forengagement with the outside of the pocket pf the garment.

In order to give an understanding of my invention, I have illustrated inthe drawings a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described,after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appendedclaim.

Figure l is a view of my improved clip affixed to a fountain pen;

Fig. 2 shows the blank from which the device is made;

Fig. 3 shows the first step in giving the blank the desired shape;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 44, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the lower end of the holding finger afterit is 001m pleted; 'i'

Fig. 6 is a section on the line (5-6, Fig. 5.

The complete device comprises a holding finger 1 which is preferablysomewhat resilient and which, is formed at its lower end with a novelbearing portion adapted to engage the outside of the pocket of thegarment. This finger 1 may be secured to the fountain pen in any usualway. I have herein shown it as provided at its upper end with the splitresilientfring or band .9.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

Serial No. 182,447.

which is adapted to surround and frictionall engage the pen or pencil 3.as usual in devices of this class.

In making my improved pen and pencil holder, I take a blank of the shapeshown in Fig. :2. and which is provided with the. finger l, and theportion 1' irom which the split band-2 is formed. The blank is formed atthe lower end of the finger with the two circular portions 3 and 6 thatare connected by the neck 7. ln' forming my improved clip. I subject thefinger o the action of forming dies which are shaped to give each of thecircular portions 5 and (S the shape shown in Figs. 3 and 4, that is,each of the circular portions 5 and (5 isbcnt or shaped so thatthe-central portion 5! (hcrcol' has a concave-convex shape, and theperipheral or marginal portion 10 at each side is shaped to present anarrow l'langc. This central portion J is preferably given asemispherical shape. After the semi-spherical portions 5 and (3 havebeen thus formed, the portion (3 is folded over onto the portion 5 tobring the flanges 10 together and to bring the semi-spherical portions 9into alinement with each other. After the portion 6 is thus folded overagainst the portion 5, said two portions are squeezed between dies tofirmly press the flanges 10 together.

The completed device thus made presents at the end of the finger l aball-shaped portion represented by the two swmi-synierical portions 9and the double flange 10 encircling the ball portion. The ball portionfurnishes a rounding surface which rests.

against the outer face of the garment when the device is used forholding a pen or pencil in the pocket. The; device presents noprojections which are liable to catch on the garment when the pencil isinserted into the pocket, and the ball-shaped portion not only is neatin appearance, but is effective in accomplishing the desired result ofholdin the pencil in place i he device is simple and inexpensive to makeas it is formed entirely from asingle blank which is bent into theproper shape and there is no assembling of separate parts as is the casewhere the clip is made of two or more parts.

I-claim:

A pen and pegcil clip presenting a resil ient holding finger havingintegral thereat a point opposite the finger and also overlying eachother whereby the semi-spherical portions form a hollow ball surroundedby a dimnetrical flange of double thickness occupying the same plane asthe finger. 10 In testimony. whereof, I have signed my name to thisspecification.

WILLIAM F. CUSHMAN.

